One of the whiskies celebrates the movie Godzilla Minus OneGetty Images for Toho Co.I’m collating to the best of my ability lists of new whiskies first released across the previous 30 days that I’ll divide into three articles — covering the USA/Canada, Scotland/Ireland, and Japan/Rest of World — providing some basic information about each bottle. A few disclaimers: I’ve found information on the below whiskies from a combination of sources, including emails and press releases sent to me, social media posts, AI searches, and good old-fashioned Googling.Notably (and perhaps frustratingly), I am leaving out all single cask releases as it’s almost impossible to keep track of them — there are simply too many. Unfortunately, this means a few significant releases may not get featured, but one of the joys of appreciating single cask whisky is the thrill of the hunt in finding something unique.I’m also certain I’ve left out whiskies that should be here (I only managed to find news about four whiskies for Japan/Rest of World this month after extensive searching, surely there’s more!), and would love to know about them. Get in touch on Instagram or BlueSky to let me know what to add to these articles and I’ll do my best to do so promptly.Find January’s releases from the USA/Canada HERE and Scotland/Ireland HERE.GermanySLYRS Single Malt Whisky 12-Year-Old Ice Wine Cask Finish, 43% ABV, $245The final special 12-year-old edition from Bavaria's SLYRS Distillery, closing out a celebrated series. It was matured 11 years in American white oak before finishing in Moldovan ice wine casks previously used to hold Muscat Ottonel, Gewürztraminer and Riesling.JapanShinra Godzilla Minus One Single Malt Whisky, 48% ABV, $250Produced by the Kamiki Shuzo Distillery, this blended malt is aged in rare Yoshino Sugi Japanese cedar barrels and released to mark the international success of the film Godzilla Minus One. The bottle is decorated using the traditional Shitsugei lacquer technique by Hashimoto Shitsugei studio, incorporating gold and shell inlays. TaiwanKavalan 15-Year-Old, 43% ABV, $200The first age-statement release in Kavalan's history and the oldest expression from the Yilan County distillery to date. Matured in a combination of ex-bourbon, Oloroso sherry, Ruby Port casks and puncheons, it marks a significant milestone for Taiwanese whisky.WalesPenderyn Icons of Wales #14 'The Village' Amarone Cask Finish, 46% ABV, $90The fourteenth release in Penderyn's Icons of Wales series, finished in Amarone wine casks and released to mark the centenary of Portmeirion the Italianate village on the North Wales coastline designed by architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1973.